Creeper.



H. SORLEY.

CREEPER. APPLICATION FILED JAN-21,1916,

1 332,1 1%. Patented July 3, 1917.

INVENTOR HART\/\6' SoRLEY WITNESSES ATTORNEY securely clamped by, meansof a pair of I-IARTVIG SOBLEY, or MAGOMB, ILLrnoIs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3,1917.

Application filed JanuaryZl, 1916. Serial No. 73,420.

To aZlw/wm it mag concern:

Be it known that I, HARTVIG. SORLEYLGL citizen of'Norway, residingatMacomb 1n the county of McDonough: and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Creepers, of which; the followingis aspecification This invention has relation to certain new and usefulimprovements in: creepers and re:-

lates more specifically to devicesofrthe character intended for use bypainters, carpen tel-sand thelike and known as-rcof creeperss Theinvention hasfor its primary object, the provision of a creeper whichmay be readily clamped upon the shoe and adpusted for use upoir inclinedroofs or similar surfaces, the device being adjusted according to thepitch'ofthe roof or angle ofthe 1 11 olined surface:

The invention has for a further object the provision of creeper of thischaracter which will beof simple: construction,- may be readily adjustedand will be highly ethcient use.

With the above and other objects view, the, invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of' parts as will behereinafter more specifically set forth, pointed out in the claims; andshown in the drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of thecomplete devicein use, and,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view, partly in section, as indicated by theline 22 of Fig. 1 p p Referring more particularly to the drawings inwhich similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding, partsthroughout the: several views, ldesignatesthe tray within which the shoeofthe operatorgmay be clamping straps 2a d"apted"to be aclj'nsted' andsecnredover the shoe, as indicated in Fig. 1. Thetray 1 is pivotedat itsnarrow forward. end upon the pivot 3 which extends through the forwardends of the longitudinal frame membersiand the upturnedend's 5=ofthefront creeper plate 6 which hasadependingtoothededge' 7l Thelongitudinal frame members 4: have their opposite ends secured to 'theupper ends of the rear frame members 8 which arezpreferably formed ofangle iron and have the rear creeper plate 9" secured to their lowerends and provided with-a depending t'cothededge 10; By forming the rearof the frame members 80f angle iron and bending the ends ofthe'longitudinal frame members, a rigid connection may be made betweensaid frame members 4:- and 8. The curved or arcuate' intermediate framemembers 11 are also secured at their upper ends to the upper ends of theframe members d and 8 and the intermediate frame members 11' havesecured to their lower'ends the intermediate brace I member 12. Theintermediate frame mem here 11 are also preferably formedof angle ironand are braced by suitable brace bars 14 connecting the lower ends ofthe same with the intermediate portions of the rear frame members 8-.Brace bars15 are also provided to connect the brace bars 14 with thelongitudinal frame members 4 to further brace the frame.

The intermediate frame members 11 are provided 1n their front faces withsuitable openings 16 within which are normally engaged the turned ends17 of the latch member 18. The latch member 18 extends trans verselybeneath the heel receiving portion of the tray 1 and has its mainportionprovided with a central extension 19 projecting rearwardlythrough the guide 20 secured upon the guide plate 23 which in turn issecured to the bottom of the tray 1 and provided withsuitable guideopenings for the intermediate frame members 11', as willi'be Fig. 1 ofthe drawings.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that the tray 1 may beadjusted in the supporting frame byforcing inwardly the extension l9todisengage the endsl7 of the latch member 18 from the openings 16 andswingingthe tray 1 upon its forward end, permitting the spring 21 toreturn the latchmember 1' 8 to operative position for the purpose oflocking the tray 1 in adjusted position? i While the preferredembodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will beunder-stood that minor changes in the construction and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the same.

I claim:

1. In creepers, the combination with a frame including intermediatecurved members, of a shoe receiving tray pivoted in said frame andhaving one end extended between said intermediate curved members, meanscarried by said shoe receiving tray and projecting from the sidesthereof having bent ends for locking engagement in said curved membersof the frame, means for resiliently retaining the last mentioned meansin operative position, means for guiding said shoe receiving tray uponsaid intermediate curved frame members, surface gripping plates carriedtransversely of said frame, and means carried by said shoe receivingtray to secure a shoe therein with the sides of said tray surroundingthe sides and ends of said shoe.

2. In creepers, the combination with a frame including intermediatecurved members, of a shoe receiving tray pivoted in the forward end ofsaid frame, guide members carried by said tray and projecting to thesides of the same for sliding movement upon said intermediate curvedmembers, said in termediate curved members having open- 1 ings formedtherein, a locking member car- I for connectmgthe lower ends of saidinter- :mediate frame members with the inclined side support said trayin adjusted position, and

means for withdrawing said ends from saidlia l, end in the forward endof the frame and intermediate curved members.

3. 'In creepers, the combination with a frame including forward membersand rear inclined members, said forward members and rear inclinedmembers extending at substantially right angles to one another to' formthe upper angles of the substantially triangular frame, of transversesurface engaging plates secured to the lower ends of said frame membersand provided with serrated lower edges, curved intermediate framemembers secured by their upper ends to the first mentioned frame membersat the point of connection of the same at the upper corner of the frame,said curved intermediate frame members having outwardly directed sideportions, a guide plate slidably mounted on said intermediate curvedframe members, a shoe receiving member mounted upon said guide plate andhaving its forward end pivoted between the lower ends of the forwardinclined frame members, said shoe receiving member having an annularflange for engagement with the ends and sides of a shoe engaged in saidshoe rece1v1ng member, means for securing the shoe 7 in said shoereceiving member, and means for locking said guide member in adjustedposition upon said intermediate curved frame members.

4:- In creepers, the combination with a frame and a shoe surroundingmember pivoted in said frame; of a guide plate mounted upon the bottomof said shoe surrounding member and slidably mounted upon oppositemembers of said frame, a portion of said shoe surrounding memberextending between opposite' frame members, a locking bar mounted uponsaid guide member, said opposite frame members having bolt openingsformed therein, the ends of said looking bar being bent to form lockingbolts, means for guiding said bar upon said guide member, and meanspositioned upon said guide member and having opposite ends engaged withsaid bar adjacent the ends of the same toresiliently retain said ends insaid bolt openings and lock the shoe surrounding member in adjustedposition within said frame.

5. In creepers, the combination with a frame formed of oppositelyinclined side members arranged in pairs and connected at their upperends to form the upper corner of the frame, of transverse surfaceengaging plates connecting the lower ends of the opposite side framemembers and having serrated lower edges to provide spaced teeth forbiting engagement with the inclined surface,intermediate frame membersdepending from the upper corner of said frame, means ,frame members andbracing the sides of the frame, a receptacle pivoted by its forwardhaving its rear end adjustably mounted between said intermediate framemembers, said receptacle being adapted to receive and surround a shoe,means for securing a shoe within said receptacle, and means carried bysaid receptacle to, lock the rear end of the same in adjusted. positionbetween said intermediate frame members.

6. In adeviceof the character described, a creeper plate, a footreceiving tray pivotally connected therewith and provided with openingsat itsrear end, side bars connected with the creeper plate, a pair oflegs carried by the side members and extending through 'the openings inthe tray, a second pair ofv legs carried by the side bars, and latchmeans carried by the tray and engaged with the last mentioned legs tosupport the tray.

7 A device of the character described comprising a frame, a footreceiving tray having itsforward end pivotally connected with the frame,the frame including parallel supporting legshaving openings therein, alockmg bar arranged upon the under face of the tray and having lugs uponits extremities,

and resilient means urging the bar to a poto, and a spring bearingagainst one end of sition to engage the lugs into certain of the theplate and urging the bar into locking openings. engagement with thesupporting legs.

{3. A device of the character described com- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature 5 prising a frame, a foot receiving tray havinpresence of two witnesses.

111g its forward end pivotally connected therewith, the frame includingparallel sup- HARTVIG SORLEY' porting legs, a plate secured to the underWitnesses: face of the tray, a locking bar mountedon OLEF A. ANDERSON,

, 10 the plate and movable at right angles there- GUST SCHEFSTROM.

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